St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-24
SEVERAL SURPRISES,
Pacific Coast People Get a Lot
Of Sensations in a
Bunch.
A Social Upheaval Caused By
R. H. McDonald's Daugh-
ter-in-LaW.
Politicians Find a Mare's..Nest
in Reported Improper
Qualifications.
Claus Spreekles Organizes a
Company for Making
Beet Sugar.
Special to the Globe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-There has
been no dearth of sensations during the
past week. The public has been treated
There was social disturbance in the
attempted assassination of the mill
lonaire banker and temperance advo-
cate, r. III. Mcdonald, ST., by his
daughter-in-law, and political tempest
III the discovery that the majority of
the officeholders appointed by Gov.
Stoneman were holding Office illegally.
Mrs. McDonald's attempt to shoot her
father-ln-laW was apparently cold
blooded and deliberate. She went to
the Baldwin hotel armed with a re-
volver and dagger, evidently determined
to commit desperate crime. which she
was only prevented from doing by her
ignorance of the use of firearms. There
had been considerable bad feeling be-
TWEEN her and her father-in-law,r resulting
from his alleged interference between
her and husband, Il. II. Mcdonald, Jr..
who recently filed suit for divorce
against her. In answer to his complaint
OF disorder, she charged him with
MOST BRUTAL CONDUCT
toward her, and alleged that her father
in-law had attempted to take improper
liberties with her. Later she brought
suit against Mcdonald pere for $500, 200
for damages in enticing her husband
away from her. She has ALWAYS been
under the impression that her father
ln-law was the main cause of the trouble
between her and her husband. On the
night of the attempted assassination she
proposed settlement of the troubles on
the basis that she was to receive $780,
600 with which to maintain
herself and child. She proposed to go
to Europe If her terms were accepted.
She evidently had an alternative in
store in case her terms were not agreed
to and was fully prepared to carry out
the latter, but her inexperience baff1ed
her. The general opinion of her con-
duct is thpt she is subject to spells of
Insanity and that when in these fits she
suffers from deiusions OF ill treatment
by her husband and his father. Her
perfect compOSure after attempting to
kill Mcdonald Sr. is cited as proof of
her insanity. The hearing of the case
is set for Thursday next, when interest
ing developments may be made.
POLITICAL CIRCLES
were thrown into state of excitement
last week when it was announced that
eX-GOv. StOneman had not been prOp-
erly qualified for Office, and that the
majority of his appointments were in
the same predicament. The alleged dis
covery was made by M. D. Boruck, pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Waterman and
eX-leader of the American party of Cali
fOrnia. Upon investigation the whole
ffar. fr,,. ,o1 10, l~x1
prOdlglOuS size. Gov. Stoneman was
governor de facto and all his acts were
undoubtedly valid. In order to make
the public mind entirely easy on the
subject Gov. Waterman has announced
that he will reappoint all officers who
neglected to properly qualify under
Gen. Stoneman. This will make all
their past acts legal. Had there been
any question as to the validity of the
numerous acts performed by the gov
ernOr and these officers the whole busi-
ness of the state would be in the utmost
confusion.
BEET SUGAR.
Claus SpreckleS has inaugurated his
scheme OF beet sugar making by organ
lZlng a stock company. The whole
state is watching the progress of his
venture with the greatest interest, as it
means not only cheaper sugar, but the
promise of another kind of probable
crop for tillerS of the soil. Beet seed
has been distributed to farmers through
out the state, and one evapOrating plant
will be in operation by next fall. If the
outcome prove satisfactory, sufficient
additional machinery will be put up to
produce $4,000 tons of sugar annually.
ALI raw sugar thus produced will be re-
fined in this city at SpreckleS' refinery
and 1t is believed that beet sugar will be
sufficient to keep the refinery running
all the year round.
This will throw large quantity of
Hawaiian raw sugar on the San Fran
cisco market without facilities for re-
filming it, as the capacity of the Ameri-
can refinery, the competitor of the Cali
fornia refinery, owned by SpreckleS, is
about 10000 tons. while the product of
the Sandwich Islands is 115,00O tons an
nually. 1t is understood that Spreckles
is gradually withdrawing all his inter
ests from the Hawaiian Islands. His
scheme to supplant cane sugar with
beet sugar at the California refinery and
to run his steamships direct to Auckland
lulu, is part of his plan to sever his con-
nection with the kingdom. What sugar
he has taken hitherto from Hawaii will
have to go to New York or else to new
refinery here. The establishment of the
latter is not probable, so New York may
look forward to soon receiving cargoeS
of raw sugar from Honolulu regularly.
OCEAN COMMERCE.
The second vessel of Marquis Del
CampoS' new line to New York via
Panama, arrived last week. She is
named the Nicaragua and brought
eleven passengers and q few hundred
tons of freight. The steamer Mariposa,
which left here to-day for Honolulu and
Sydney, carried away $50 passengers and
2,S00 tons of freight. She was compelled
to leave quantity of freight on the
wharf, owing to lack of room. The
value of her cargo was $4,000. This
is one of the largest cargoes ever
shipped to these parts. Commerce to
Australia and Honolulu has showed
rapid and marked improvement lately,
and there is talk of increasing the
number of steamers on that line.
Among the Mariposa's passengers
was j. u. Spreckles, who goes
to Sydney to have the contract now eX-
isting between the Oceanic Steamship
company and the Australian govern
ment for the transportation of English
mails renewed. The company at pres
ent holds the contract, and IN case Mr..
Spreckles succeeds in his mission. the
steamers of the company will hereafter
stop at San Diego, CAL, where SpreckleS
is having large dock built. There
seems to be no doubt but that the con-
tract will he renewed hv landing the